Excerpts from a professional birth photographer’s old questionnaire to clarify expectations. This protects you as a doula adding birth photos to your services and the client. May it inspire your questionnaire.

Learn how birth photography tells so many stories and sparks memories years down the road. This beautiful baby was born at Montfort Hospital in April. Learn the story behind one of the well-known Breathe In Photos.

After 20+ years working with kids outdoors, here are some tips I share with Ottawa families before our session. What to wear, and why the messy moments make the best photos.

Imagine sitting on your couch with your children and telling them all about their early years. Sharing images is a great way to come together and tell the stories that make up your family's legacy.

He was born on the stairs right into Dad’s hands!

A birth photographer will take care of that photo.

When you have a birth photographer at your birth you can be fully present in your experience - you can catch your baby…and I’ll take care of the photos.

...she continued to rest on the bed in the breeze of the fan. The shadows were in beautiful contrast to the slits of light coming in through the curtains. So I turned up my ISO (how sensitive the camera is to light) way up and began.

She rocked and swayed and danced as baby made her way down - and when the pool was filled she settled in to the pool. She trusted her body and moved in ways that her body and baby called for. The room was very dark but a few dim lamps and the light from the hallway.

What happens when two photographers hang out with their toddlers? Ottawa Photographer specializing in Motherhood: breastfeeding and babywearing photography.  

What it’s like to give birth at the Civic hospital from a mom’s perspective, complemented with the perspective of birth photography.

Family photos in Elmvale Acres were inspired by a local weaver called Va Va Va Loom.

Indoor and Outdoor Business Portraits for Doulas and Lactation Consultants

These photos prove what I’ve said all along (when this photography business was called Breathe In Photography) - the babywearing photos you invest in now will FOREVER bring you right back to these moments.

Let’s celebrate whatever transition you are in and create some beautiful portraits that feel like YOU.

Family Photography at our “Outdoor Studio” in the forest in Val des Monts, Quebec may be the perfect location for your family photo session.

Landsdowne Park is a great location in Ottawa for Family Photography sessions!

International Women’s Day wrapped up with a beautiful light show in Val des Monts, Quebec.

...their faces will settle, they will fall into their natural rhythms - and THAT is when we’ll get photos that will move you in 20 years.